Ordered, That Messrs. Campbell of Tennessee, Taylor, German, Pope, and Bayard, be the committee.
Friday, April 3.
Temporary Embargo.
The amendments to the bill, entitled "An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States for a limited time," having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, the bill was read the third time.
On motion, by Mr. Leib, it was agreed to fill the blank with the word "ninety."
On the question, Shall this bill pass as amended? it was determined in the affirmative—yeas 20, nays 13, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Brent, Campbell of Tennessee, Condit, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Gregg, Howell, Leib, Pope, Robinson, Smith of New York, Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, and Worthington.
Nays.—Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Lloyd, Reed, and Smith of Maryland.
Saturday, April 4.
On motion, by Mr. Campbell, of Tennessee, the galleries were cleared, and the doors of the Senate Chamber closed.